FEMALE INFANTICIDE

GIRL CHILD ISSUE

1. TOPIC - FEMALE INFANTICIDE 1 1 September 2015 Group No-8 By: Veenu Raj

2. Female infanticide is not just killing of infant girls but its a murder. In addition to the active methods undertaken to eliminate baby girls soon after birth, neglect and discrimination leading to death and sex-selective abortion are also means by which many females die each year. Female infanticide cuts across all social and economic boundaries 2 Group No-8 1 September 2015

3. These phenomena are most prevalent in patriarchal societies in which the status of women is low and preference for sons is built into the cultural ideology 3 Group No-8 1 September 2015

4. “ Killing of an entirely dependent child under “ one year of age ” who is killed by mother, parents or others in whose care the child is entrusted ” . 4 Group No-8 1 September 2015

5. What : The deliberate killing of a girl child. Who : Girl children who are born in societies where poverty, overpopulation and male babies are prevalent. Where : In regions where poverty and over population are prevalent. It predominantly occurs in societies where girl children are not viewed as economically advantageous. Why : Lineage, Income, Dowry, Government 5 Group No-8 1 September 2015

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8. 8 26 August 2015 RANK STATES WOMEN PER 1000 MEN 1 Kerala 1084 2 Chhattisgarh 979 3 Karnataka 950 4 Odisha 948 5 West Bengal 944 6 Himachal Pradesh 939 7 Tamil Nadu 928 8 Assam 922 9 Madhya Pradesh 921 10 Andhra Pradesh 914 11 Jharkhand 918 12 Gujarat 909 12 Bihar 909 13 Maharashtra 896 14 Jammu and Kashmir 895 15 Rajasthan 893 16 Delhi 884 17 Uttar Pradesh 874 18 Punjab 863 19 Haryana 857  

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10. Lineage Poverty Dowry Illiteracy Government 10 Group No-8 1 September 2015

11. 11 Group No-8 1 September 2015 Child abuse Increase in sexual violence Women trafficking

12. 12 Group No-8 1 September 2015 Dowry prohibition Act -1961 PCPNDT Act – 1994 Immoral Traffic Prevention Act – 1986 Equal remuneration Act - 1976

13. 13 Group No-8 1 September 2015 Educate the women of the society Stop gender discrimination Stop detection of sex before birth Change the mind set of people

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16. THANK YOU Group No-8 16 1 September 2015